Quotas for Women in Politics - Gender and Candidate Selection Reform Worldwide

Zusatztext In recent years, gender quotas for legislative office represent one of the critical reforms sweeping the world. Providing original theoretical insights and sifting through fresh case-study evidence, this study synthesizes the literature, carefully examines alternative reasons, and rejects over-simple monocausal explanations of this complex phenomenon. The book provides a major contribution to the fields of women and politics, comparative institutions, and public policy, of interest to scholars and policymakers alike. Informationen zum Autor Mona Lena Krook is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Klappentext In recent years, parties and legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon and develops a framework for explaining their adoption and mixed effects on the numbers of women elected. Zusammenfassung In recent years, parties and legislatures in more than 100 countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office. This book addresses quotas as a global phenomenon and develops a framework for explaining their adoption and mixed effects on the numbers of women elected. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.: Introduction to Gender Quotas 2.: The Adoption of Gender Quotas 3.: The Implementation of Gender Quotas 4.: Reserved Seats in Pakistan and India 5.: Party Quotas in Sweden and the United Kingdom 6.: Legislative Quotas in Argentina and France 7.: Conclusions and Directions for Future Research Appendix Notes References Index

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• Authors: Mona Lena Krook, Mona Lena (Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women Krook, Krook Mona Lena
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.03.2010
• EAN: 9780199740277
• ISBN: 978-0-19-974027-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Political structure & processes, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms, quotas; politics; women